Haiku

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 7, 2009671 views32 comments

Yay! My kids are at summer day camp for the next couple weeks, so Daddy actually gets to do some work and catch-up on 'daddy' stuff. On the list has been to post this image and see what kind of feedback I get.

I shot this last year while camping w/ Marc Adamus in the North Coast of CA. This is only the third or fourth image I've ever shot where the image spoke a 'title' to me. I kind of feel it's appropriate.

All thoughts, comments, Critiques, opinions, feedback, or food and beverage donations are graciously and warmly accepted and appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

Nikon D2x 80-400mm VR @ 400mm

Comments

32 comments

Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on July 7, 2009 at 8:04 PM

Really nice Gary. Love the high key and actually that the reflection isn't still. What about a bw?

PS...be real nice to those summer camp counselors. We can teach your children all kinds of espionage at home if you don't have a good attitude with us. 10 weeks of nature camp is also a good contraceptive. =)

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 7, 2009 at 8:28 PM

This one immediately got my interest Gary. Hard to separate the sky from the water and the grass bridges both. Guess the High key makes that possible.

I particularly like the interconnectedness of the elements but also the space at the top.

The title strikes me as being perfect. A minimalist, lyrical image with seventeen elements? and a seasonal reference. Well ... I may be pushing the analogy a little to far but I really like the title and the image.

Pat

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on July 7, 2009 at 8:32 PM

Extremely powerful minimalist work Gary.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 7, 2009 at 8:33 PM

Sun blinding
On slender grasses
Mirrored in water.

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Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on July 7, 2009 at 8:47 PM

Phillip:

No sun;
In this shot,
only fog.

... and rain.

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on July 7, 2009 at 8:53 PM

I really like this, Gary. It strikes me as totally unique from most of your work. Simple and elegant.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 7, 2009 at 8:55 PM

Gorgeous!!!!! Love the simplicity.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on July 7, 2009 at 8:58 PM

Very unique with respect to your usual work, and I very much like it. It's the wavy reflections and high key that make it successful. Those kids must be giving you a hard time if you have to wait a year to process one of the few shots that spoke a title to you! Excellent

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 7, 2009 at 9:26 PM

I like it . . . even better with the top scrolled off. May sound weird, but a centered comp with the straight reeds up top and wavy weeds at the bottom has more . . . um . . . how shall I put this . . . OK . . . poetry . . . for me.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 7, 2009 at 10:05 PM

Superb Gary! Initially I thought a horizontal capture might be better, but the negative space up top really adds to the simplicity and I love it. Do I detect a very slight pink hue up top? or is it just my monitor and imagination?

This is a gallery piece.

Lon

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 7, 2009 at 10:46 PM

Simply beautiful!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on July 7, 2009 at 11:26 PM

Fine art, Gary and well titled.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on July 7, 2009 at 11:39 PM

Like Lon said, this is a gallery piece. Absolutely wonderful!

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on July 8, 2009 at 12:11 AM

LOVE this one, Gary! There is a poetry, rhythm, and balance to this so I feel the image is aptly named.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on July 8, 2009 at 12:27 AM

This is beautiful, Gary. The reeds and their reflection make for some very interesting shapes and I like how that has been depicted so well in this photograph.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 8, 2009 at 3:42 AM

Gary,

The waviness of the reflections is what makes this for me. I really like this.

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Comment posted by Scott Whittemore on July 8, 2009 at 8:31 AM

Strangely compelling
Floating in space like jackstraw
Makes me feel peaceful

Great image and title. Well done.

Registered on July 6, 2009, 15 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 8, 2009 at 11:16 AM

Ive seen this comp before, but this has its own personality and i think it's terrific! Personally, id rotate it 90 degrees right just to mess with people's heads

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on July 8, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Excellent Gary - perfectly done "minimalistic" photograph.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on July 8, 2009 at 2:36 PM

I love this, Gary. Well composed image and the title really works, too.

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Comment posted by Pete D on July 8, 2009 at 3:55 PM

Philip beat me to it but:

reeds stand reflected
in summer's
imperfect pastel mirror

Pete D. here's a virtual beverage donation

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 9, 2009 at 12:22 AM

Simple and elegant.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 9, 2009 at 12:38 AM

Simple and elegant.

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Comment posted by Sam Chrysanthou on July 9, 2009 at 2:16 PM

Very poetic; love the wavering reflection.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on July 9, 2009 at 7:24 PM

Simple... effective.... and I can see it hanging in a modern home. Nice job

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Comment posted by William Vrolyk on July 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM

I like this very much, Gary. There is a subtle glow around the base of the reeds which comes more apparent the longer I look. I do not know if that shows up in a print too.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on July 10, 2009 at 2:33 AM

Love the simplicity and the graphic appeal. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 10, 2009 at 6:05 AM

Definitely a wall-hanger Gary. It IS poetry in a picture.

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on July 13, 2009 at 1:38 PM

I love it. Simplicity at it's best!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 13, 2009 at 7:13 PM

Hi Gary

Really enjoy this work of Art... ...... : A beautifully crafted sublime image

Congrats on the well merited EP
Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on July 14, 2009 at 3:21 PM

this is perfection...

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on July 16, 2009 at 1:22 AM

Very artistic image. Well seen and made.
Congrats on EP Gary

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